One of These Things First

Toddlers provide both a lockstep to life’s timing that becomes entwined with the tumbling of little needs and wants that can’t be denied. From tissues to snacks to the right socks (Dog socks, not bunny socks. No! Bunny socks, not puppy socks!) day-to-day routines are full of squiggling around the house, car, restaurant to find the thing that will make our new life contented.

But she is a smart, active little life that squirrels away all of the time and energy that her parents might spare.